Reclining-chair.



No. 690,0!2. Patented DOG. 3|, l90l.

M. BRAYMES.

BEGLINING CHAIR.

(Application filed Apr. 17, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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MARK BRAYMES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

RECLlNlNG-CHAIR.

SEEGIEIGATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 690,012, dated December31, 1901.

Application filed April 17, 1901.

T0 (LZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARK BRAYMES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Reclining-Chair, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in reclining-chairs in which theinclination of the back is changeable; and the objects of myimprovements are, first, to provide an arrangement of parts whereby thedesirable inclination of the back may be obtained by the occupant of thechair while remaining in a sitting posture, and, second, to reduce thecost of manufacturing reclining-chairs and at the same time to improvetheir appearance. I attain these and other desirable objects by themeans described in the following specification and pointed out in theaccompanying claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side View and part section of thereclining-chair. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the adjustment-rack. Fig. 3 isa side View of the same. Fig. 4 is a detailed view in section on line soa; of Fig. 5 and showingthe rack engaged to the pin, and Fig. 5 is aplan view of Fig. 1.

Similar numbers refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

1 is the frame forming the movable back of the reclining-chair. It issecured to the seat 2 by means of hinges, formed by a hook 3, attachedto the lowest part of the movable back 1, and which engage into eyelets4, attached to the rear part of the seat 2.

The desired inclination of the movable back 1 is obtained by means of anadj ustment-rack 5. This adj nstment-rack can be made of several piecesand of different shapes; but in my invention to reduce the cost ofmanufacturing I make the adjustment-rack in one piece, using for thatpurpose a rod of any suitable metal. This rod is bent at right angles,so as to form the three sides of a rectangle. The longest side 5,forming the rear of the adj ustment-rack, is held to the movable back bymeans of metal straps 10, which are held fast to their place. Thesestraps form the pivoting-point of the rack and allow it to freely turnup and down. The short sides 6 of the adjustment-rack are brought SerialNo. 56,308. (No model.)

forward on each side of the movable back and have their extremity 7flattened and bent downward to the desired curve. Teeth 8 are cut intothe inside edge of the curve. This curve insures a proper working of theadj ustment-rack by preventing bending or forced contact of the sides 6with the arms 11. A slot 9 is cut into the arms 11. The arms remain in afixed position, being attached to the seat-frame 2. The toothed curve ofthe adjustment-rack enters freely into the slot 9 and engagesapin 12,which is driven through the arm and across the slot. To protect theedges of the slot, I place upon the arms a metal plate 18, having anopening cut out of the same size as the slot.

To change the inclination of the movable back, all that is required isto slightly pull forward the adj ustment-rack, so as to disengage itstooth from the pin 12, lift the ad justment-rack if more inclination isdesired or lower the adj ustment-rack if a more vertical position of themovable back is sought for, and then hook the toothed portion of thecurve on the pin 12. It is seen at once that such change in theinclination of the movable back can be made while the person using thechair remains in a sitting posture.

The frames 1, 2, and 11, forming, respectively, the back, seat, and armsof the reclin ing-chair, can be finished in any convenient style. In thepresent instance, and to obviate the necessity of using expensive wood,the exposed portions of the back,- seat, and arm are upholstered withsuitable material.

The seat-frame 1 can be made of one solid piece; but in the presentinstance I prefer to make it in the shape of a hollow square filled andupholstered in any convenient manner. Each side of the seat-frame has arectangular cross-section, the longest side being laid horizontal. Thelower edge of the seat-frame being of the same size as the metal framewould have a tendency to slip off whenever any one should use the chair.To prevent this, I cut 0% a strip all around the lower edge of theseat-frame and at a suitable angle, so that the seat will engage in themetal frame, the depth of the engagement being proportional to theamount of material removed from the lower edge of the seat-frame.

The metal frame 13 and the legs 14 are made of any convenient metal inone or more pieces. In the present instance, however, and for thepurpose of improving the general appearance of the chair and to reduceits manufacturing cost I make the frame and legs of cast-iron, the legsbeing attached to the frame by means of'bolts and nuts, all the exposedmetal parts being nickel-plated.

Changes may be made in the form, proportions, and minor details ofconstruction without departing from the spirit of this invention. c

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

The combination with a removable seatfiame-having arms, of hollowuprights connecting the rear end of each of the said arms to theremovable seat-frame; of a movable back-framehinged to the removableseat- 'frame and legs on which to rest and engage the removableseat-frame; all substantially as set forth and for the purposespecified.

In testimony whereof .I have signed my name to this application in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARK BRAYMES.

Witnesses:

E. E. BERTHOUD, HARRY S. BOWERS.

